I love College Football

I don't know why. It's a beautiful thing. I didn't even go to a school with a well-known football program. But I went to more games than all of my friends. (Of course I hung out with the football players more too)

Football is like chess in the fact that it's complicated and planned, but then the chess pieces have heart and soul. So you are paying attention to the plays, but then you are paying attention to the players. Love that.

And then college football. College is so much more interesting than pro. It goes without saying in basketball. But this year really exemplified the fact that the rankings always change in college football. Anything can happen.

I do wish that we had something other than BCS - but I am not unique in saying that. I actually liked the old Bowl system - all on January 1st, always good games, always good rivalries. But now that we have something that seems random and unfair and stretches out to January 7th (good lord!!) we might as well have a playoff system.

But until then, I will continue to enjoy the football season we have had so far. Of course, I am especially excited because I am a huge Oregon Ducks fan and they are doing very well. But I enjoy watching all the games. PSU games - I-AA games, SEC games - anything. I still check the Ivy League standings and root for Brown against Yale.

What sucks about this year is that my husband and I have spent the last 8-9 Saturdays building a front porch on our house - which means we have missed a bunch of games. (Watching them and listening to them while working) I guess absence does make the heart grow fonder.